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When I’m in the mood to get the sewing machine out it’s NEVER for anything but a card. I have a beautiful machine that I bought a few years back when I got into the craze of sewing. The only thing that this machine has ever made was an Apron that fell apart and vintage hair bows.

Now the only thing it sews are patches for scouts. Quite frankly I would love to pay someone to sew those on because I’m notorious for putting them on crooked.

Because I thought this was “the” sacred machine I didn’t want to use it for cards and bought a cute little Janome Sew Mini to use just for my cards. It’s the perfect little machine just for this type of use.

Normally when I get ready to sew on a card I always use the plain ole straight stitch. Whoopie I thought. When I digital scrapbook I use all kinds of stitches, so why was I limiting myself.

I guess you can say I got a little carried away with this card. I used 5 different stitches across the circles. I guess I was in the mood to try something different and low and behold I liked it.

It’s been forever since I used this set and I wanted to incorporate the In Colors that will be leaving the catalog the end of May. I love how the stitching stood out on the colored cardstock.

What stitch to use? If I had to give you my opinion or advice, I say be CREATIVE. Try sewing in circles or Zig Zag. It will add more character to your card and that little extra texture and vintage love.

To create the circles I simply stamped the circle image onto the cardstock using the coordinating inks. You will find the supplies I used at the end of the post.

Once I had them all stamped I used my 1 3/8 Circle punch to punch the image. They are simply laid across the Whisper White cardstock (2 1/2 x 5 1/2) using a VERY small amount of adhesive towards the bottom of the circle so I could sew directly across the circles and not get adhesive on my sewing needle.

I loved how these colors coordinated. Summer Starfruit has been a very favorite color of mine since the day it came out. I love how it stamped on Whisper White cardstock so CRISP.

You can see I also stitched the My Friend greeting onto the punched Raspberry Ripple cardstock. I didn’t get crazy with that stitch but I loved how it looked across the cardstock.

The My Friend stamp set has definitely been loved since it made a home in my stamp room. Its been a great set for both simple and complex cards and certainly perfect for an All Occasion card. If you are a scrapbooker, the Hello image is perfect for a traditional layout as well.

My poor Rustic Rooster stamp has not seen enough ink. I pulled this stamp set out tonight and quickly thought of so many great ideas that he could be used for. This set would be fabulous for Tumbler Tiles, Framed Art and seriously would add great flavor to any room as a Home Decor piece. Hmm… he may need to sit in my stash pile for a little while longer so I can really get it inky.

I really put this card together in a matter of 15 minutes. I promise… I’m not tellin’ a fib! It may look difficult but I think all the stamped layers of this card just added more details. I used the Sanded background and the Friends 24-7 stamp set. If Friends 24-7 was to get lost in my stamp room I think it would be cause for panic. I’m having a hard time NOT grabbing that stamp set. The colors for this card include More Mustard, Kraft, Basic Black, and Summer Sun. Speaking of Summer Sun, it is never a color that I grab for but recently it seems to have made it on a few projects I’m working on. It really is a nice color.

I have so many projects going on right now. My stamp room is a daily clutter fest. I have to scrape off the desk to make room for the next project to be created. Jeesh. I am working on a bunch of new fun ideas for you with new product. I’m getting ready for the new release of those products on Monday.

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